Bob-omb (Revision 1997)

Bob-ombs are walking bomb enemies that will follow you if you get too close. Jumping on one will remove its legs and make it flash, and explosion will follow shortly afterwards. While flashing, the Bob-omb can either be picked up and carried around or kicked along and used to blow up obstacles and enemies in Mario's path.

Remember, you can use a Bob-omb to get rid of ice blocks and other things around Mario, so take advantage of their explosive ability.

Appearance: Bob-ombs are small, living, bomb creatures with a fuse coming out of their top which catches fire whenever the player gets too close. Their eyes are merely white ovals and they have small orange feet. They also have a twistable key piece on their back, much like the ones that are on old-school wind-up cars. There are different colors and sizes of bombs (even a King Bob-omb), but they all have the same general appearance.

How to defeat/utilize them: Just like in previous Mario games, in New Super Mario Bros. U, Bob-ombs can easily be taking care of with a stomp. After jumping on them, the player can either leave them be and let them explode on their own, or they can be carried/kicked along into a wall or other enemies, their explosion taking out everything around them. They can be used to clear ice blocks, bricks and enemies. Just like with every other basic enemy in the game, Bob-ombs can also be taken care of with the help of the "oh-so powerful" Starman. Bob-ombs can also be frozen and tossed along into other enemies. If hit by a fireball from Fire Mario, their fuse will be lit and they will cease to move. They will also drop a coin, though they will not die like most enemies.

Trivia: Bob-ombs are not originally a Mario character. They were taken from another one of Shigeru Miyamoto's works called Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (Dream Factory: Heart Pounding Panic), later turned into Super Mario Bros. 2 for the USA.

In Super Mario Bros. 2 Bob-ombs had arms. They have never been seen with arms since that game.

Bob-ombs are one of the 4 character items that appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.